Forces and Energy Flashcards
Law of conservation of energy
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred
splitting atoms
nuclear
store
slingshot
elastic potential
store
something moving
kinetic
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inverter
electrostatic
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something falling
gravitational potential
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speaker
sound
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fire
thermal
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torch
light
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food
chemical
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Law of conservation of energy
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred
conduction type
thermal energy transfer
convection type
thermal energy transfer
radiation type
thermal energy transfer
conduction definition (4)
When a solid is heated
The particles gain energy and vibrate more.
The particles collide into neighboring particles and pass along the energy.
This causes the neighboring particles to vibrate more.